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Remember to unplug your machine
TopJimmyCooks:
As Da Old Man said, 120V can easily kill depending on the current in the circuit. So if it drives an appliance motor or other decent load be extra careful.
Same idea goes for working on pinball games. If you're under the playfield with tools it's easy to short coil voltage to lamp voltage or switches and mess something up. turn it off before working then back on to test.
yaksplat:
Oh yeah, the secondary drive failed as well. However, the main SSD did not. It's up and running in the new uber-fast setup.
So, lesson learned. All exposed 120VAC terminals have been covered by hot glue, just to be safe.
kahlid74:
Isn't it Amperage that kills though? Something like .6amps to stop the heart? Apologies for my noob electrical knowledge.
Glad you're safe though. Anytime I work with anything like that I always unplug it. Winds up taking me so much longer on stuff but I'd rather be safe than sorry.
TopJimmyCooks:
Amps are the unit current is measured in. I could have used more precise language.
BobA:
It only takes 100 ma to stop a heart but for it to be deadly depends on how it is applied to the body. The more conductivity the less the voltage required. Sweat, contact area, contact location etc all are factors.